Chthonerpeton viviparum

Chthonerpeton viviparum is a species of caecilian in the family Typhlonectidae. It is endemic to southern Brazil and only known from the vicinity of Joinville, in the eastern Santa Catarina State.[1][2] The common name Santa Catarina caecilian has been coined for it.[2]

Chthonerpeton viviparum

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Gymnophiona
Clade: Apoda
Family: Typhlonectidae
Genus: Chthonerpeton
Species:
C. viviparum
Binomial name
Chthonerpeton viviparum
Parker and Wettstein, 1929

Chthonerpeton viviparum is an aquatic species living in standing bodies of water. However, its ecology is poorly known. It might be threatened by water pollution from agricultural and industrial sources.[1]

References

  1. Measey, J.; Wilkinson, M.; Silvano, D.; Garcia, P. (2004). "Chthonerpeton viviparum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59541A11960849. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59541A11960849.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Chthonerpeton viviparum Parker and Wettstein, 1929". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 June 2017.


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